364
South Korea
41. Kim Hyung-eun, “ Do New Internet Regulations Curb Free Speech? ” Korea JoongAng Daily ,
August 13, 2008, http://joongangdaily.joins.com/article/view.asp?aid=2893577 .
42. Jung Ha-won, “ Internet to Be Stripped of Anonymity, ” Korea JoongAng Daily , July 23, 2008,
http://joongangdaily.joins.com/article/view.asp?aid=2892691 .
43. Michael Fitzpatrick, “ South Korea Wants to Gag the Noisy Internet Rabble, ” Guardian ,
October 8, 2008, http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2008/oct/09/news.internet ; Kim Tonghyung, “ Cabinet Backs Crackdown on Cyber-bullying, ” Korea Times , July 22, 2008, http://www
.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/biz/2008/07/123_28003.html .
44. Park Sung-woo, “ Court Says Web Portals Are Responsible for Comments, ” Korea JoongAng
Daily , April 18, 2009, http://joongangdaily.joins.com/article/view.asp?aid=2903746 .
45. Lee Sang-bok, “ New Regulations Proposed for Internet Postings, ” Korea JoongAng Daily ,
August 21, 2008, http://joongangdaily.joins.com/article/view.asp?aid=2893939 .
46. Kim Hyung-eun, “ Do New Internet Regulations Curb Free Speech? ”
47. Sung So-young, “ Portals Beef Up Measures against Malicious Postings, ” Korea JoongAng Daily ,
October 23, 2008, http://joongangdaily.joins.com/article/view.asp?aid=2896433 .
48. Ser Myo-ja, “ GNP Files Bills to Alter the Nation ’ s Media Landscape, ” Korea JoongAng Daily ,
December 4, 2008, http://joongangdaily.joins.com/article/view.asp?aid=2898166 .
49. Lee Sang-eon and Chun In-sung, “ Cyber Terror Sleuths Planning Internet Crackdown, ”
Korea JoongAng Daily , October 6, 2008, http://joongangdaily.joins.com/article/view.asp?aid
=2895724 .
50. In 2010, Tablo, the leader of a Korean hip-hop band called Epik High, faced months-long
doubt and accusation over the accuracy of his school records. An Internet group called “ We Urge
Tablo to Tell the Truth (Tajinyo) ” raised suspicion in a television documentary produced to reveal
the truth of Tablo ’ s Stanford degree. Although his graduation from Stanford University was later
verifi ed, in August 2010 Tablo fi led a libel suit against the bloggers, and a police investigation
was opened. See Park Si-soo, “ Tablo-Bashing Website Shut Down, ” Korea Times , October 22, 2010,
http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/nation/2010/10/117_75055.html ; Korea Herald, editorial, “ Virus of Distrust, ” October 17, 2010, http://www.koreaherald.com/opinion/Detail
.jsp?newsMLId=20101010000069 ; Park Si-soo, “ Police Confi rm Singer Tablo Graduated from
Stanford, ” Korea Times , October 8, 2010, http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/nation/
2010/10/117_74232.html ; Kim Yoon-mi, “ Tablo ’ s Diploma Confi rmed, ” October 8, 2010, http://
www.koreaherald.com/entertainment/Detail.jsp?newsMLId=20101008000688 .
51. In 2008, actress Choi Jin-sil committed suicide after suffering online harassment. See Choe
Sang-hun, “ Korean Star ’ s Suicide Reignites Debate on Web Regulation, ” New York Times , October
12, 2008, http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/13/technology/internet/13suicide.html .
52. “ A Law for Choi Jin-sil, ” Korea JoongAng Daily, October 4, 2008, http://joongangdaily.joins
.com/article/view.asp?aid=2895644 .
South Korea
41. Kim Hyung-eun, “ Do New Internet Regulations Curb Free Speech? ” Korea JoongAng Daily ,
August 13, 2008, http://joongangdaily.joins.com/article/view.asp?aid=2893577 .
42. Jung Ha-won, “ Internet to Be Stripped of Anonymity, ” Korea JoongAng Daily , July 23, 2008,
http://joongangdaily.joins.com/article/view.asp?aid=2892691 .
43. Michael Fitzpatrick, “ South Korea Wants to Gag the Noisy Internet Rabble, ” Guardian ,
October 8, 2008, http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2008/oct/09/news.internet ; Kim Tonghyung, “ Cabinet Backs Crackdown on Cyber-bullying, ” Korea Times , July 22, 2008, http://www
.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/biz/2008/07/123_28003.html .
44. Park Sung-woo, “ Court Says Web Portals Are Responsible for Comments, ” Korea JoongAng
Daily , April 18, 2009, http://joongangdaily.joins.com/article/view.asp?aid=2903746 .
45. Lee Sang-bok, “ New Regulations Proposed for Internet Postings, ” Korea JoongAng Daily ,
August 21, 2008, http://joongangdaily.joins.com/article/view.asp?aid=2893939 .
46. Kim Hyung-eun, “ Do New Internet Regulations Curb Free Speech? ”
47. Sung So-young, “ Portals Beef Up Measures against Malicious Postings, ” Korea JoongAng Daily ,
October 23, 2008, http://joongangdaily.joins.com/article/view.asp?aid=2896433 .
48. Ser Myo-ja, “ GNP Files Bills to Alter the Nation ’ s Media Landscape, ” Korea JoongAng Daily ,
December 4, 2008, http://joongangdaily.joins.com/article/view.asp?aid=2898166 .
49. Lee Sang-eon and Chun In-sung, “ Cyber Terror Sleuths Planning Internet Crackdown, ”
Korea JoongAng Daily , October 6, 2008, http://joongangdaily.joins.com/article/view.asp?aid
=2895724 .
50. In 2010, Tablo, the leader of a Korean hip-hop band called Epik High, faced months-long
doubt and accusation over the accuracy of his school records. An Internet group called “ We Urge
Tablo to Tell the Truth (Tajinyo) ” raised suspicion in a television documentary produced to reveal
the truth of Tablo ’ s Stanford degree. Although his graduation from Stanford University was later
verifi ed, in August 2010 Tablo fi led a libel suit against the bloggers, and a police investigation
was opened. See Park Si-soo, “ Tablo-Bashing Website Shut Down, ” Korea Times , October 22, 2010,
http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/nation/2010/10/117_75055.html ; Korea Herald, editorial, “ Virus of Distrust, ” October 17, 2010, http://www.koreaherald.com/opinion/Detail
.jsp?newsMLId=20101010000069 ; Park Si-soo, “ Police Confi rm Singer Tablo Graduated from
Stanford, ” Korea Times , October 8, 2010, http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/nation/
2010/10/117_74232.html ; Kim Yoon-mi, “ Tablo ’ s Diploma Confi rmed, ” October 8, 2010, http://
www.koreaherald.com/entertainment/Detail.jsp?newsMLId=20101008000688 .
51. In 2008, actress Choi Jin-sil committed suicide after suffering online harassment. See Choe
Sang-hun, “ Korean Star ’ s Suicide Reignites Debate on Web Regulation, ” New York Times , October
12, 2008, http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/13/technology/internet/13suicide.html .
52. “ A Law for Choi Jin-sil, ” Korea JoongAng Daily, October 4, 2008, http://joongangdaily.joins
.com/article/view.asp?aid=2895644 .